UPDATE 5/24/2023
The Council Bluffs Police Department made an arrest in relation to the death of 60-year-old Council Bluffs woman, Ilene Gowan.
Here's what we know from police:
On Feb.15, Ilene Gowan was reported as missing to the Council Bluffs Police Department. According to Gowan’s daughter, her mother had not been seen or heard from since Feb.13.
Gowan’s deceased body was located on Feb. 26, in a roadside ditch in the area of 152nd Street and Old Mormon Bridge Road, near Crescent, Iowa.
On May 23, an arrest warrant application was submitted and approved charging Ivan Brammer with abuse of a corpse and theft 2nd degree, which are alleged to be related to Gowan’s disappearance.
The investigation into the circumstances of Gowan’s death remains active.
The State of Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office, after Gowan’s autopsy, indicated an unknown cause and manner of death.
On May 24, Brammer was arrested on the outstanding warrant mentioned above.
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Ilene Gowan was reported missing on Feb.14.
On Sunday, the body of Gowan was found by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Department in an area outside of the Council Bluffs city limits.
Her death is considered suspicious.
Anyone with information regarding Gowan's whereabouts on or after Feb. 13 is asked to contact Council Bluffs Police at 712-890-5400, option 3.
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Council Bluffs Police are asking for help in locating a missing 60-year-old woman.
Ilene Gowan is described to be 5 feet and 4 inches tall with green eyes.
Gowan was reported missing on Tuesday and stays "in the Council Bluffs area".
Contact police at 712-890-5400 option 3 or call 712-328-5737 option 1 for dispatch if you see her.
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